OS/2, eCS & ArcaOS - Technical > Applications
Lotus SmartSuite 4 on WinOS/2
Olafur Gunnlaugsson:
--- Quote from: David Graser on August 05, 2024, 07:07:53 pm ---One thing I have installed is this dos driver. Since Windows 3.1 is primarily a shell over dos, I figured this driver could only help.
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It should not hurt, but this is rarely an issue with late Win3x programs as there were 4gb drives already available by then, so installers took them into account.
Olafur Gunnlaugsson:
--- Quote from: Glenn on August 05, 2024, 06:37:35 pm ---
--- Quote from: Olafur Gunnlaugsson on August 04, 2024, 06:08:05 pm ---No problems encountered except PM groups were not created, did you guys remember to install from a full screen session?
Tried both the nordic and Lotus SmartSuite 4.0 (1996-08-02) (ISO) version from Winworld
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I tried full screen, same problem. Plus the additional problem of full screen sessions with VBox, where my mouse cursor stays in the upper half of the virtual screen and moves half the distance it should vertically, making any control through mouse almost impossible..
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Its just the install, most larger software packages will not install correctly under a win31 session, for reasons I cannot recall, so you always install from a full screen session even if you have to use the keyboard during install rather than the mouse. But the installed software works fine in a windowed session.
Olafur Gunnlaugsson:
--- Quote from: Glenn on August 05, 2024, 07:23:36 pm ---Isn't that what the line "LOADHIGH C:\sys\MDOS\BIN\2GBFIX.COM >NUL" in the autoexec.bat is supposed to do? What is the difference between these two drivers?
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That's correct, the 2GBFIX one is simpler, the sys driver more flexible if memory serves
Glenn:
--- Quote from: Olafur Gunnlaugsson on August 05, 2024, 07:50:46 pm ---
--- Quote from: Glenn on August 05, 2024, 07:23:36 pm ---Isn't that what the line "LOADHIGH C:\sys\MDOS\BIN\2GBFIX.COM >NUL" in the autoexec.bat is supposed to do? What is the difference between these two drivers?
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That's correct, the 2GBFIX one is simpler, the sys driver more flexible if memory serves
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I switched 2GBfix for V2GB. In my case somehow, it now sees my C drive with negative space, which does not help at all.. Is Bob Eager still coding for OS/2?
Dave Yeo:
Bob's active on alt.folklore.computers, never mentions OS/2.
Are you using the latest, ver 1.3? Look at the readme.txt, at the end is the history. Or use bldlevel v2gb.sys.
Source is available and a BSD style license.
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